The 1689 Boston revolt: a revolution eighty years before Lexington and Concord
Long before the American Revolution, colonists used political upheaval in England to engineer their own transformation. This video explores the little-remembered 1689 Boston revolt and how it helped shape the future of the American nation.
The 1689 Boston revolt occurred eight decades before the famous battles of Lexington and Concord. At this time, the founding fathers were not yet even children. By leveraging events occurring in the mother country, Americans orchestrated a revolution that fundamentally transformed the colonies and contributed to the definition of the modern nation.
Source: Forgotten Revolution: The 1689 Boston Revolt
